PROHIBITIVE
prohibitive, prohibitory
(adjective) tending to discourage (especially of prices); “the price was prohibitive”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
prohibitive (comparative more prohibitive, superlative most prohibitive)
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
(Of a contender in a competition): presumptive winner, likely winner.
Noun
prohibitive (plural prohibitives)
(linguistics) negative imperative
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*hib"it*ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. prohibitif.]
Definition: That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is prohibitive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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